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South West Trains is currently reporting major disruption as a result of engineering works in London.

Until Monday 28 August at London Waterloo, platforms 1-10 will be closed so work can start to extend platforms for longer trains, providing more space for more customers.

Although the number of customers travelling in August is lower than any other time of the year, customers should expect:

Severe disruption

Extremely busy trains

Queues at many stations

Some journey times will be extended.

The following stations will be closed for some or all of the time:

Chessington South

Chessington North

Earlsfield (weekdays only until 10:00 and between 16:30 and 19:30)

Malden Manor

Norbiton

Queenstown Road

Tolworth

Vauxhall (will be partially closed as platforms 7 and 8 will be closed and a large number of trains will no longer call there)

For more information, including travel advice, ticket acceptance and additional information, please visit the South West Trains website.

If you do have to travel during this time, you are strongly advised to plan ahead and avoid the following times:

Vauxhall - 07:30 to 08:45

Clapham Junction - 06:45 to 09:30

Surbiton - 07:30 - 09:00

London Waterloo - 17:00 to 18:45

Vauxhall - 17:30 to 18:30

Clapham Junction - 17:00 - 19:30

Wimbledon - 17:00 to 19:00

August Bank Holiday weekend

From Friday 25 to Monday 28 August, there will be additional engineering work at London Waterloo and platforms 10 to 14 will be closed. This will further reduce the number of trains that will run right across the network, but the impact will be more significant closer to London.

There will be changes to your journeys but South West Trains and Network Rail are doing everything possible to reduce the inconvenience and make your journey as smooth as possible. this will include:

Running longer trains throughout the day to provide more space and help you travel outside of the busiest times

Temporarily open platforms 20 to 24 (the former London Waterloo International Terminal) to reduce some of the impact of closing platforms 1 to 9

Work round the clock to finish the works as quickly as possible

Customer Advice:

Consider travelling from a different station or via an alternative route where there may be a more frequent service.

Travel slightly earlier or later than normal. The busiest trains arrive into London between 08:00 and 09:00 and leave London between 17.30 and 18:30.

If you are able to do so, you might want to consider working from home or taking a holiday during some or all of this time.

Because fewer South West Trains will be running throughout this period, some Southern and Thameslink services are expected to be busier. You can find more information on this here.

Check before you travel: Please use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner to check your journey before you travel.